DAFLESCHE] BITE OF VIGIL — tFREE TRANSLATION. 117 



43. For a second time they gave a menacing stroke with the rattle. 



44. Toward the setting of the sun, 



45. Toward the adolescent maiden who dwells in that direction, 



46. They gave a menacing stroke, 



47. And said : Wlien they give a menacing stroke such as this, 



48. They shall strike with ease their enemies, as they travel the path 



of life, O, younger brothers, they said to one another, 



49. When they conjure their enemies with the rattle, as they travel 



the path of life, 



50. They shall conjure them witli ease, O, younger brothers, they 



said to one another. 



51. For the third time they gave a menacing stroke with the rattle. 



52. Toward the setting of the sim, 



53. Toward the man who is honored for his military prowess, who 



dwells in that direction, 



54. They gave a menacing stroke, 



55. ^Vnd said : When they give a menacing stroke such as this, 



56. They shall strike with ease their enemies, O, younger brothers, 



they said to one another, 



57. When they conjure their enemies with the rattle, as they travel 



the path of life, 



58. They sliall conjure them with ease, O, younger brothers, they said 



to one another. 



59. For the fourth time they gave a menacing stroke with the rattle. 



60. Toward the setting of the sun, 



61. Toward the woman who has given birth to her first child, who 



dwells in that direction, 



62. They gave a menacing stroke, 



63. And said : W^hen they give a menacing stroke such as this, 



64. They shall strike with ease their enemies, O, younger brothers, 



they said to one another, 



65. When they conjure their enemies with the rattle, as they travel 



the path of life, 



66. They shall conjure them with ease, O, yovmger brothers, they said 



to one another. 



The first song of this series refers to the actual going forth of the 

 Do-do°'-ho°-ga with his warriors. The song has one stanza wliich is 

 sung four times by the A'-ki-ho" Xo'-ka. The translation of the first 

 line will suffice, as all the others are repetitions. 



